Do you want to know what really motivates people? A deadline. And what happens when that deadline is shorter than you think? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “Lafayette’s Farewell Tour: Pomp, Circumstance, Before Lunch In Geneva,” to see what the largest settlement at that time could muster with only 24 hours’ notice.
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